EP. 005 - Work

In this episode of The Mayberry Moms Podcast, we discuss all the different facets of work in the lives of our families. Whether you are a working mom, stay at home mom, dual income household, single parent, or another unique situation, we all face determining the best means to support our families and achieve our goals in life. While work can be a complicated subject, aiming to simplify this part of our lives is another step in working toward more intentional, focused living. Join us as we share stories about our experiences with work and chat about the current details our families face when it comes to employment.

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EP. 003 - Declutter

Photo by Hàn Vi Phạm Thị on Unsplash

In Episode 3 of Mayberry Moms, we are diving into how we manage decluttering. Staying on top of clutter, or hopefully one day ridding it altogether, is an essential part of keeping your home and sanity in check. Hang out with us while we give you ideas that you can implement in your decluttering strategy!

Photo by Maciej Ostrowski on Unsplash

We also created a special printable for this episode, which will allow you to take quick action on your goals.

To download your decluttering guide, click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MVZAaZUevs_tdrZ705HmeSKRBm8EJMoy/view?usp=sharing

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"Square" Pancake Bake

Our family loves pancakes. However, with making pancakes for eight people, I grow super tired of standing over a hot griddle and flipping. Often times, my family is eating the pancakes in shifts or they are eating as I stand flipping the remaining pancakes.

With our my kids growing up so quickly, I take any family meal we can share together very seriously. The time and conversations we have are going to quickly fade into more activities and all too soon, college.

With all that in mind, my solution was this pancake bake. My son affectionately calls in the "Square" Pancake Bake.

I hope you enjoy it!

Square Pancake Bake

With our large family, I use a 15 x 18 baking dish. This is a very thick pancake. If you need less, you could always half the recipe and use a 9 x 13 baking dish. :)

* Line baking dish with parchment paper, melt 3 tablespoons of butter and distribute evenly over the paper and preheat over to 350 degrees.

* Add to a large mixing bowl and mix:

• 4 cups flour
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/3 cups instant potato flakes
• 8 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

* In a separate bowl, beat four eggs. 

* Add and mix completely:

• 4 cups of buttermilk
• 4 teaspoons vanilla
• 10 tablespoons melted butter

* Add wet ingredients to try ingredients and stir. Do not over stir. There will be some lumps. Just make sure it is combined well. 

* Carefully pour combined mixture over buttered parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes in preheated oven.

* Insert a knife into the middle, if the knife comes out clean, bake is done. Serve warm. 

Do you have any tips for simplifying breakfast in your home? If you do, comment below.  We would love to hear! 

EP. 002 - Family Diversity

In this episode of The Mayberry Moms Podcast, we discuss how diversity brings out the best in us on our journey toward simple living.

The composition of our lives and families vary greatly. Large and small families, public or homeschool (or somewhere in between), city or country living, religious or secular, adventurous or homebodies....while these characteristics define our day to day, we can all come together to embrace simple, intentional living.

The composition of our lives and families vary greatly. Large and small families, public or homeschool (or somewhere in between), city or country living, religious or secular, adventurous or homebodies....while these characteristics define our day to day, we can all come together to embrace simple, intentional living.

 We go in-depth on our current life circumstances and how they have changed over time, as well as what differences and similarities exist in our families, and how all of this affects or can be affected by a slower, more cultivated life pace.

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Click here to listen to Mayberry Moms Podcast EP 002

Clean the Chaos Part 1

Posted on Facebook and Instagram Thursday evening:

Ashley and I are passionate about simple living. When striving to live the simple life, keeping your home clean and continuing to declutter is vital.
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Life has been crazy for me lately and you can always tell how cluttered my mind is by the state if my home.
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Tomorrow I will be decluttering and cleaning. As I go, I will be documenting it and posting my crazy efforts, fail or succeed, on the blog. Keep your eye out! 🙊 💥 🧦 🎒👟🗑️🚽🛏️🛁🏡

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Posted early Friday morning:

Here at Mayberry Moms, I want to be transparent. Real life happens‼️
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I texted my husband this morning just to double check that he doesn't mind our messy all over the internet. He assured me he didn't. Do you know why? Real life happens and it's what you do next that matters. The next step. 👣
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So here I am. This is my next step. 🛁🚽 Here's to getting back to normal routine. Stay tuned! 📻 🎙️

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Master Bath

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Master Bedroom

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Girls Bedroom

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Upstairs Bathroom

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Older Boys Bedroom

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Younger Boys Bedroom:

Ellison isn't quite ready to go to her big girl bed yet and honestly, I'm not quite ready either. We have three kids in this room for the time being. In big families, you gotta be flexible. :) After: 

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Upstairs Hallway - This was the last area we worked on. While we worked, it became more and more cluttered with items needing to find their homes. 

Isn't it crazy how it looks horrible before it comes together? 

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Stairs - Weren't too bad. :)

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I really didn't want to get up. I really didn't want to clean today. Sitting on the couch and wallowing would have been much easier. I thought... I knew I would feel that way. I posted that challenge to myself and that picture this morning because I needed to be held accountable. I knew I'd feel better when it was all cleaned up. The weight that has been lifted and the peace that has taken it's place is indescribable. Once I got going, a kid woke up and started working. Then more woke up and started helping. Pretty soon, we were all enjoying (as much as one can enjoy cleaning!) working towards a goal together. 

It was a great day!

Here are some photos I snapped as we enjoyed time together. <3